About Wuhan

   Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei Province,East Longitude 113¡ã41'-115¡ã05', North Latitude 29¡ã58'-31¡ã22', in the center of China. It is on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, which is the third longest river in the world.
        Wuhan occupies a land of 8494.41 square kilometers.Having abundant human cultural and tourist resources, Wuhan is also a famous city in Chinese history and culture as well as a city with beautiful scenes of hills, water and parks. The famous Yellow Crane Tower, The Guiyuan Temple, East Lake Scenic Zone are all located in Wuhan. Wuhan is also the transit city to the famous Three Gorges.Wuhan's climate is a subtropical monsoon one with abundant rainfall and distinctive four seasons.
        Wuhan possesses strong economic and regional advantages. It connects the east with the west, channels the north to the south, and links rivers with seas by means of its developed water, land and air traffic. Wuhan has been known as the "Thoroughfare to Nine Provinces". Since it is about 1,000 kilometers away from Shanghai in the east, Chongqing in the west, Guangzhou in the south and Beijing in the north, the megalopolis is definitely aimed to be the center of China's economic geography.

An introduction to the characteristics of Wuhan:

      Covering an area of about 46,900 square meters (approx. 55,812 square yards), Guiyuan Buddhist Temple is situated in the west section of Hanyang district in Wuhan City. Being one of the four best temples in Wuhan, the temple, which was originally established in 1658 in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), was initially built on the site of Wuzhangpu Kuiyuan in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The word 'Guiyuan' originates from a sutra, meaning to surpass the circumscription of existence and extinguishment, to return to purity and tranquility.

      East Lake, the biggest scenery tourist attraction in Wuhan and also the largest lake within a city in China, is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River and in the east suburb of Wuchang. It covers an area of 87 square kilometers (33 square kilometers of water area). The East Lake Scenic Area was formed from many famous scenic spots along the bank.
      Yellow Crane Tower locates on the Yangtze River and crouching on the top of the Snake Hill. It
is one of the "Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi). First built in 223 AD, the tower has a history of over 1700 years. It is not only an important scenic spot, but also a symbol of "piping times of peace" in people's minds. It has become the symbol of Wuhan for its long history, its magnificent  outlook and its imposing architectural style.

       Hubei Provincial Museum, located in the Wuchang District of Wuhan. It is the only provincial comprehensive museum in the province. The museum collects, protects, and exhibits the cultural relics discovered in the province. Hubei province is the cradleland of Chu Culture£¨BC1042-BC223£©. Chu Culture has more than 800 years history in Chinese long history of 5,000 years. As a very important part of Chinese ancient culture, it created splendid civilization. Since 1953, the museum has collected over 200,000 cultural relics, including pottery, porcelains, jade, bronze vessels, ancient weapons, and ancient musical instruments.Among these cultural relics, 812 are listed as first-class relics of China, and 16 are considered national treasures.
      Steamed Wuchang Fish is one of the most famous dishes in Wuhan. This fresh water fish, when prepared correctly is soft and rich. The best way to prepare the fish is to steam it together with Chinese ham, mushroom, bamboo shoot, and chicken soup. MAO zedong once wrote a poetry to appreciate the wonderful taste of wuchang fish.
      Hot-dry noodles are an essential part of the Wuhan diet, eaten by almost everyone daily at breakfast time. Hot-dry noodle are made by cooking the boiled noodles mixed with sesame oil,sesame paste, spring onion and sauce. It's the most famous food of Wuhan which has the history of 80 years.
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